Not advice just an historical point.
When I was learning the pipes (two pipes teachers down the line from
Tom Clough) I was told that Tom said the oil (olive - the sort for
dissolving wax in lugs NOT premier virgin) should be "drrrrripping off
the end of your chanter"!
I still use olive oil and if you play everyday it doesn't get the
chance to stick the pads down.
The other point is that I associate that gentle beautiful smell with my
early, heavenly (gone eathwards ever since) experiences of piping!
Each to his own I guess.
As aye
Anthony
--- On Tue, 12/1/10, colin <cwh...@santa-fe.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
From: colin <cwh...@santa-fe.freeserve.co.uk>
Subject: [NSP] Re: NSP oil for pipes and key pads
To: "Dartmouth NPS" <nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Date: Tuesday, 12 January, 2010, 21:34
Sorry forgot to mention, pipe cleaners are very handy if you don't want
to use the nail varnish brush method. They reach everywhere including
the bore (via the holes) and into those hard to get places near the
keys.
It's pretty easy to get a tiny bottle for the oil.
To avoid getting too much oil on the pads, try popping a little oil
onto a slip of kitchen towel (the paper ones, of course) and just
inserting it under the open pad, close the pad, open up again and
remove the towel. Just the right amount.
If you get too much oil in the bore it soaks into the cotton wool bung
so remember to change it. Sodden bungs mess up the tuning (he says
knowingly after ages of despair before some kind soul on this list put
me right about wet bungs).
Colin Hill
Colin Hill
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Childs"
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To: "Dartmouth NPS" <[2]...@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 5:53 PM
Subject: [NSP] NSP oil for pipes and key pads
>
> Hi all,
> I know this question has probably been asked before, but what oil
should I use to oil the wood and the key pads on my NSP? Also, how
does one obtain the little nail polish bottle with the cap/brush that
I've seen professional use when oiling their pipes? Thank you.
>
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